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Zscaler Cloud DLP protects you where
Symantec doesn’t have visibility.

Start inspecting data-in-motion inline to enhance
your data protection strategy

DLP can’t prevent data loss if it is blind to traffic

Three challenges leave network-based DLP like Symantec Network Prevent unable to see the traffic they are supposed to inspect:

Encryption

The tremendous growth of SSL-encrypted traffic has created a significant blind spot for network-based DLP. Appliance approaches like Symantec Network Prevent have limited resources and struggle to inspect sensitive data in encrypted traffic. What are you left with? Data protection gaps, or the burden of adding more costly appliances and additional IT complexity.

Magnifying glass showing traffic inspection to prevent data loss

Performance limitations

The growth of internet traffic is forcing appliance-based network DLP to always play catch up due to finite appliance resources. Inspecting inline, especially when it comes to SSL traffic, is simply not feasible. Why settle for TAP mode deployments that can monitor but not stop sensitive data from leaving in real time?

Inline traffic inspection and ssl inspection

Remote users

When relying on network DLP, the level of visibility and protection depends on where your users are located. They can (and do) bypass inspection when off network, connecting directly to cloud applications, and circumventing VPN. Wouldn’t you want all your policies applied consistently to all your users, regardless of where they are in the world?

visibility and data protection
Zscaler

DLP can be simple to deploy, easy to use!

The Zscaler Cloud Security Platform offers a comprehensive security stack as a service with a fully integrated data loss prevention solution. With 100+ data centers worldwide that inspect all your traffic inline, Zscaler Cloud DLP detects and stops potential data loss originating from any user, anywhere in the world, at any time. Say goodbye to complex DLP deployments!

SSl

SSL

  • The Zscaler platform natively inspects SSL traffic to eliminate the blind spots caused by encryption.

  • You can restore visibility into all data leaving your network, even if it is hiding behind encrypted channels, and mitigate risk without buying additional costly SSL appliances.

  • Unlimited capacity guarantees that your inspection requirements are future-proof, even if your demand grows.

95 percent of dlp violations occur in ssl traffic
Scale

Scale

  • The Zscaler cloud-delivered service is architected to scale elastically, always inspecting all traffic leaving your network inline, even during massive spikes.

  • Zscaler Cloud DLP performs inline Exact Data Match globally without performance or capacity concerns.

  • Make data loss prevention, not remediation of compromised data, your number-one priority.

Mobility

Mobility

  • Zscaler Cloud DLP for data-in-motion sits between your users and the applications they are connecting to.

  • Cloud DLP policy follows the user, providing the same level of protection to all your users, across any network, on any device, from any location.

  • Cloud DLP enables full visibility into all data on the move and provides compute-intensive techniques like data fingerprinting to your mobile users.

Mobility

SSL

  • The Zscaler platform natively inspects SSL traffic to eliminate the blind spots caused by encryption.

  • The Zscaler platform natively inspects SSL traffic to eliminate the blind spots caused by encryption.

  • The Zscaler platform natively inspects SSL traffic to eliminate the blind spots caused by encryption.

95 percent of dlp violations occur in ssl traffic

Scale

  • The Zscaler cloud-delivered service is architected to scale elastically, always inspecting all traffic leaving your network inline, even during massive spikes.

  • Zscaler Cloud DLP performs inline Exact Data Match globally without performance or capacity concerns.

  • Make data loss prevention, not remediation of compromised data, your number-one priority.

Mobility

  • Zscaler Cloud DLP for data-in-motion sits between your users and the applications they are connecting to.

  • Cloud DLP policy follows the user, providing the same level of protection to all your users, across any network, on any device, from any location.

  • Cloud DLP enables full visibility into all data on the move and provides compute-intensive techniques like data fingerprinting to your mobile users.

Mobility

Integrated DLP is the new enterprise DLP

Complexity

Enterprise DLP solutions are notorious for being overly complex and costly—in a word, overkill.

Especially for organizations using only a small subset of enterprise DLP capabilities that address their basic use cases.

Complexity: a diagram showing traditional dlp solutions

Complexity

There’s a better way!

By using integrated DLP as part of a platform like Zscaler, enterprises get what they actually need and save money, time, and scarce resources. (1)

Simplicity: diagram showcasing a modern dlp network

By 2021, according to Gartner, the number of organizations
using integrated DLP will rise from 50% to 90%.

Build an ecosystem of trusted data protection partners

Don’t settle for anything less than the best solution for your data protection requirements.

Cloud DLP integrates with your existing governance, risk, and compliance workflows, including Symantec on-premises DLP. Zscaler also offers closed-loop CASB integrations with Microsoft and McAfee to extend visibility and control to out-of-band applications.

network diagram showing how cloud dlp integrates with existing governance, risk, and compliance workflows